Optimization of the adsorption of total organic carbon from produced water using functionalized multi-walled carbon nano...
Published in Heliyon
Nano-adsorbent, CVD, MWCNTs, TOC, Adsorption, Produced water, Optimization.
Apolipoprotein C-III and cardiovascular diseases: when genetics meet molecular pathologies
Published in Molecular Biology Reports
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) have overtaken infectious diseases and are currently the world’s top killer. A quite strong linkage between this type of ailments and elevated plasma levels of triglycerides (TG) has been always noticed. Notably, this risk factor is mired in deep confusion, since its role in atherosclerosis is uncertain. One of the exp...
Corrosion and Electrochemical Behavior of β-W CVD Coatings in NaCl Solution
Published in Protection of Metals and Physical Chemistry of Surfaces
AbstractThe paper presents the results of a study of the corrosion-electrochemical behavior of coatings based on the metastable phase of tungsten β-W obtained by chemical vapor deposition from fluorine-containing media in a neutral medium. It is shown that the corrosion nature of coatings based on β-W is fundamentally similar to that of the coating...
Does microRNA Perturbation Control the Mechanisms Linking Obesity and Diabetes? Implications for Cardiovascular Risk
Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are considered the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Although the pathological mechanisms underlying the mutual development of obesity and T2D are difficult to define, a better understanding of the molecular aspects is of utmost importance to identi...
Synergistic and Regulatable Bioremediation Capsules Fabrication Based on Vapor-Phased Encapsulation of Bacillus Bacteria...
Published in Polymers
A regulatable bioremediation capsule material was synthesized with isolated single-strain bacteria (Bacillus species, B. CMC1) and a regulator molecule (carboxymethyl cellulose, CMC) by a vapor-phased encapsulation method with simple steps of water sublimation and poly-p-xylylene deposition in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. Mechanically, ...
Improving Heart Disease Risk Through Quality-Focused Diet Logging: Pre-Post Study of a Diet Quality Tracking App.
Published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Diet-tracking mobile apps have gained increased interest from both academic and clinical fields. However, quantity-focused diet tracking (eg, calorie counting) can be time-consuming and tedious, leading to unsustained adoption. Diet quality-focusing on high-quality dietary patterns rather than quantifying diet into calories-has shown effectiveness ...
Tunable SiO2 to SiOxCyH films by ozone assisted chemical vapor deposition from tetraethylorthosilicate and hexamethyldis...
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Silica and silica-based materials with tunable functionalities are frequently encountered in low-k material applications, porous membranes, and microelectonic devices. In the present study, an innovative O2/O3 assisted CVD process for the deposition of such films at moderate temperature is presented, based on a dual precursor chemistry from hexamet...
Effect of welding fumes on the cardiovascular system: a six-year longitudinal study
Published in Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Objective: This study investigated whether low-to-moderate exposure to welding fumes is associated with adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. Methods: To test this, we performed a longitudinal analysis of 78 mild steel welders and 96 controls; these subjects were examined twice, six years apart (ie, timepoints 1 and 2). All subjects (male a...
Safety and Tolerability of PCSK9 Inhibitors: Current Insights
Published in Clinical Pharmacology : Advances and Applications
The current era of preventive cardiology continues to emphasize on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction to alleviate the burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). In this regard, the pharmacological inhibition of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) enzyme via monoclonal antibodies has emerged as a ...
Cow's Milk and Dairy Consumption: Is There Now Consensus for Cardiometabolic Health?
Published in Frontiers in nutrition
Cow's milk and dairy products derived from this complex food source have long been proposed as beneficial to human health, yet underlying clinical evidence of direct benefit continues to raise controversy. Limited evidence supports positive cardiometabolic effects of a number of dairy macro- and micronutrient components including whey protein and c...
